mid-sized EDC suggestions?

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Okay my bad. But does that somehow make it worth the money??? I surely don't think so.

It's a bad design relative to every other Spyderco knife. They took the Caly 3 and took away the CF scales. What is the point when you can get a Native 5, Para 2, Sage, etc. for just about the same price maybe a bit more and you get 'upgraded' steel, much smoother deployment, and the freedom to perform routine maintenance without ripping your hair out in the process.

If you like the Caly 3.5 so be it - I just think its a big fail.

And sorry to derail the thread so much, we all need to vent every once in awhile.

Let me clarify things a little, I can honestly say that I have zero interest in a Caly 3.5 and I wouldn't spend my money on one either. I also hate pin construction and hex pivots, and it doesn't look like anything I would ever want to carry. However, I do see how it would appeal to some people. It is extremely lightweight for the blade size, but it doesn't have cheap feeling FRN handles. According to BladeHQ, it is only 0.1 oz heavier than the Caly 3 CF.

A lot of knives that I think are poor designs are some of the best selling knives on the market. Maybe we both just have weird taste in knives